[ghastmaster]

> These probably aren't going to occur anywhere outside of a bioreactor, so our action figures are likely safe...for now!

This article, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-acr..., posted here a while back describes evidence that real world evolution is happening. "for now!" indeed.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29579337

> The study is the first large-scale global assessment of the plastic-degrading potential of bacteria and found that one in four of the organisms analysed carried a suitable enzyme. The researchers found that the number and type of enzymes they discovered matched the amount and type of plastic pollution in different locations.